The new Chevy Traverse is a radical departure from the old Chevy Traverse, with new and far more attractive styling, the addition of a Chevy Traverse Z71 trim, and a new turbocharged engine that is both more powerful and more fuel efficient than the old V6. Chevy brought us out to the southwest side of Atlanta, not far for us Atlanta natives, to drive the new Chevy Traverse RS as well as the brand new Chevy Traverse Z71 trim. For the Traverse Z71, Chevy crafted a mix of grassy fields, dirt trails, and gravel and rutted off-road paths through the Foxhall resort. While none of the off-road obstacles will keep the Toyota TRD Pro crowd up at night, they represented a very realistic look at what a more typical owner might want to do with his or her family SUV. The fact that the Chevy Traverse Z71 has real capability should be celebrated, and with 1.2 inches more ground clearance, underbody skid plates, and a torque vectoring all wheel drive system, we suspect that the Chevy Traverse Z71 trim is capable of even more than we threw at it, which is cool. Maybe the MOST impressive aspect of the Chevy Traverse is the ride quality. Both the new 2024 Chevy Traverse RS and the Z71 ride exceptionally well on and off the road, and since GM SuperCruise is available on both trims, you can go hands free on far more roads than most competing systems. Chevy says up to 750k miles will be mapped by 2025, and we believe it. The Chevy Traverse would allow for SuperCruise on small two lane roads in the country outside of Atlanta. We recently had the brand new Lincoln Nautilus to test, and the Blue Cruise system in that vehicle wasn't even close to as good as SuperCruise, nor did it operate on as many roads. Not even close. With an enormous amount of space for people and things, exceptional ride quality, actual off-road ability, and new Google integrated infotainment, the brand new Chevy Traverse RS and Z71 are finally ready to go head to head with the best from Toyota, Hyundai, and Kia. The Traverse takes some of the best from all of those competitors and puts it into one enormous package. Downsides? Not many. The new Chevy Traverse isn't cheap, with both the Z71 trim and RS trim north of $50k... with the Traverse RS getting dangerously close to $60k. Also, the new 2.5 liter turbo 4 cylinder might make 328 hp and 326 lb-ft of torque, but it sounds terrible doing so. Other than that, the new Chevy Traverse is a winner, and its size and handsome good looks will no doubt appeal to a LOT of potential customers.
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